Introducing Stateside with Kai and Carter: Stacey Abrams on why gutting US Voting Rights Act is ‘evil’ – podcast
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“The US supreme court demolished the 1965 Voting Rights Act when it ruled in Louisiana v Callais in April that states can’t consider race in redistricting.”
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Multiple sources confirm the Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais in April. The evidence specifies that the court narrowed a central provision of the Voting Rights Act and ruled that Louisiana's map with two majority-Black districts was unconstitutional, supporting the claim that the court limited the consideration of race in redistricting.
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— LOUISIANA: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 29, significantly narrowed a central provision of the Voting Rights Act, ruling that Louisiana’s congressional map with two majority-Black districts wa…
https://news.meaww.com/supreme-court-redraws-racial-standard…
https://news.meaww.com/supreme-court-redraws-racial-standard…
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— What is Louisiana v. Callais? The Supreme Court redistricting case about Louisiana's congressional map, equal representation for Black voters in Louisiana and the role of race in redistricting.
https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/louisiana-v-callais-faq/
https://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/louisiana-v-callais-faq/
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— Louisiana v. Callais, consolidated with Robinson v. Callais, 608 U.S. ___ (2026), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States concerning racial gerrymandering and redistricting in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_v._Callais
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_v._Callais
“Southern states from Tennessee to Alabama have rushed to erase majority Black districts”
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Two independent web search results explicitly mention efforts in Alabama and Tennessee to eliminate or split majority-Black districts following the court ruling. One source specifically mentions Tennessee splitting its only majority-Black district in Memphis and Alabama petitioning to eliminate a district represented by a Black Democrat.
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— Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee and more are pushing to eliminate Democratic districts after supreme court ruling.Alabama has successfully petitioned the US supreme court to allow it to eliminate a dist…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/14/southern-sta…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/14/southern-sta…
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— Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is currently arguing for the injunction to be lifted. Elsewhere, Tennessee lawmakers successfully pushed through a new congressional map on May 7, splitting the…
https://michiganchronicle.com/southern-states-driving-the-ef…
https://michiganchronicle.com/southern-states-driving-the-ef…
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— (AP) — Lawmakers in several southern states are meeting this week to consider plans that could upend their congressional primaries and redraw U.S. House districts ahead of the Novembe...
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/alabama-tennessee-move-draw-congre…
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/alabama-tennessee-move-draw-congre…
“Stacey Abrams, voting rights activist and former Georgia house minority leader”
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The claim is directly confirmed by Wikipedia, a cross-reference from The Guardian, and Stacey Abrams' own official biography, all stating she is a voting rights activist and former minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives.
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— About Stacey Stacey Abrams is a New York Times bestselling author, entrepreneur, producer and political leader. She served eleven years in the Georgia House of Representatives, seven as minority leade…
https://www.staceyabrams.com/about-stacey
https://www.staceyabrams.com/about-stacey
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— Stacey Yvonne Abrams (/ ˈeɪbrəmz /; [1] born December 9, 1973) is an American politician, lawyer, voting rights activist, and author who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2007 to 201…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacey_Abrams
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacey_Abrams
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— 6 days ago · The Georgia Senate ramps up its investigation into alleged campaign finance violations linked to Stacey Abrams' New Georgia Project voter outreach group.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/stacey-abrams-hit-subpoena-…
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/stacey-abrams-hit-subpoena-…
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